Oct 14^th 1862

 

Friend Georgia

                        I have just finished Billys letter and I will now try and scribble off a few lines to you. I have written all the news to him so I havnt much to write in this piece of paper. I expected to hear some of your Steam Poetry but you didnt write any . if I could write Steam Poetry I would try and write some but I aint no poet at all.

 

If I could think if something to write

I would scribble it off with all my might

I shall have to wait untill I go in a fight

Then I shall have any quantity to write.

 

I shall expect some from you / next time Billy writes. I like to read Steam Poetry pretty nice. seems just so I was in Billys room writing this letter. I guess I wrote more letters when I was in Westford than I ever did before. I presume I shall write any quantity out here before I go home. I have received about 20 letters since I have been out here. I have written as many, if I keep on I shall be a deasent writer. Well I guess I have written enough this time so I will bring to a close. I will do better next time.

 

Please write again soon.

 

From Edmund P. French

 

Direct the same as before.

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